Anyone looking for a truly unique reading experience needs to pick up The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Two magicians are raising two proteges to compete in a competition. The rules of this competition are not known even to the players. The mystery deepens as we follow the inception and production of the circus and all the people that it touches. Therein lies the beauty of this novel. As much as it is a love story it is more importantly the story of Le Cirque de Reves- the circus of dreams.
What I enjoyed the most were the descriptions of the circus itself. Every exploration of the mysterious circus left me sighing. Morgenstern really has a gift. As the two protege's fall in love, they express their regard in the most beautiful ways through these tents. The romance of it just takes your breath away. Nicholas Spark's novels have nothing on Morgenstern. She manages to do with so little what Sparks can never convey in his ever growing collection of best-selling romances.
There are so many brilliant twists and turns in this novel, that even though you might be able to predict the ending but you will never expect the path it takes to get there. From the first chapter describing the circus you are hooked. Forever wanting to know whats behind just one more tent, if you are like me you would not want this book to end. A truly marvelous novel.
